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SUMMARY:542º Fiestas Mayores de Santiago – Gáldar
DESCRIPTION:\nGáldar are celebrating their main fiesta for the town, in honour of their patron saint, the Fiestas de Santiago de los Caballeros, honouring St James of the Knights during the month of July. Main events between 19 – 25 July\nThe program includes, among many other treats, many traditional and popular events such as a Romería pilgrimage, the battle of flowers, La Rama, the night of fireworks, a concert by the municipal band, the main procession, “fire horses”, a cattle fair, a horse race and the election of Guayarmina and Bentejuí (Canario Princess & Warrior Prince) all celebrated in a traditional manner. The festivities of this edition will be the first to be celebrated with the Temple of Santiago declared Diocesan Shrine and, as every year, they will focus on the cultural heritage that continues to improve and expand year after year.\nThe town, formerly known as Agáldar, was the original seat of several social and political institutions, and the main settlement of the territory’s nobles of the island, before its annexation by the Crowns of Castile & Aragon, at the end of the 15th century. \nBecause the leaders were recognised as Kings of the Canary Islands by the Catholic Monarchs, Agáldar was tacitly acknowledged as the Pre-Hispanic royal capital and as birthplace and court of the governing dynasty on the island, who capitulated to the Spanish following the conversion of their last true king, Tenesor Semidán, who then took the name Fernando Guanartemé, urging collaboration with the invaders, it is thought, in an attempt to avoid annihilation of his entire people.\nThe catholic colonisers asserted their military patron saint, Santiago, on the town, and built a church in his name.\n \nHighlights:\nFriday 5 July:\nat 20:30 Gala Voces de Gáldar at Plaza de Santiagho\nSunday 7 July:\nfrom 10:00 ‘Fiestas de la Cebolla’ Onion Festival in Piso Firme neighbourhood\nSaturday 13 July:\n10:00-20:00 II edition of the island Artisan Fair at Plaza de Santiago\nSunday 14 July:\n09:00 Livestock Fair at the back parking space of the church\n10:00-14:00 II edition of the island Artisan Fair at Plaza de Santiago\nWednesday 17 July:\nat 21:00 Concert by ‘Salsa Sinfónica” at Plaza de Santiago\nThursday 18 July:\nat 21:00 Concert by ‘Braulio’ at Plaza de Santiago\nFriday 19 July:\nPregón, the proclamation of the festivities in the Teatro Consistorial\nat 21:30 ‘Pieles’ presents their show “Ángaro”\nSaturday 20 July\nay 17:30 Romería, pilgrimage offering.\nRoute: Bajada Las Guayarminas – Capitán Quesada to Plaza de Santiago. Taifa dancing at Plaza and the evening will end with DJ Promaster\n\nMonday 22 July\nat 21:00 “Danza y Zambras de los Gigantes y Caballitos de Fuego”. This is a colourful parade in which the neighbours “ride” colourful figures of horses made by hand as a costume accompanied by lanterns, hats, music bands and the dances of the papagüevos (big paper-mache dolls) to give life to a tradition which has been documented since 1848 and which today is one of the most participatory events of the festivities\nat 23:00 Traditional “Volcano” fireworks spectacle from the Gáldar mountain\nat 23:30 ‘Te regalo Vivir’ a tribute concert to Juan Luis Guerra and Marc Anthony at Plaza de Santiago\nTuesday 23 July:\nat 21:00 Concert by the municipal band at Plaza de Santiago\nat 22:00 The Parade, Cabalgata de las Fiestas Mayores de Santiago\nWednesday 24 July\nat 12:00 ringing of the bells\nat 17:00 Bajada de la Rama (lowering the branches) from Plaza de La Montaña and through the streets\nat 21:00 Concert by K-Narias, Cali and Dandee in the La Quinta cultural centre\nat 22:00 Drone spectacle at La Quinta\nat 22:00 Concert by Lucrecia at Plaza de Santiago\nat 00:00 audiovisual spectacle and the great fireworks show\nat 00:30 Verbena, festive party with Armonía Show and Grupo Arenas.\nThursday 25 July: Feast Day\nat 05:00 Diana floreada lively and rhythmic procession\nat 11:40 civic procession from Casas Consistoriales to Templo de Santiago de Los Caballeros\nat 12:00 Eucharist in the church\nat 13:00 religious procession through the streets.\nat 19:00 Gran Batalla de Flores The great battle of flowers,\nat 23:00 Verbena, a festive party with Panamaribe orchestra at Plaza de Santiago\nFriday 26 July: Feast Day of Santa Ana, Co-patron of Gáldar\n11:00-19:00 Children’s play area at Plaza de Santiago\nat 12:00 Children’s show\nat 19:00 Eucharist, followed by a procession in honour of Santa Ana\nSaturday 27 July: Festividad de San Cristóbal\n10:00-00:00 XI ACTÚA festival. Music, culture and leisure festival at plaza de Santiago\nat 19:00 Eucharist, followed by a traditional blessing of the cars.\n\n		\n			#gallery-1 {\n				margin: auto;\n			}\n			#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n				float: left;\n				margin-top: 10px;\n				text-align: center;\n				width: 50%;\n			}\n			#gallery-1 img {\n				border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n			}\n			#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n				margin-left: 0;\n			}\n			/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n		\n\n \n
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CATEGORIES:Patron Saint Festivities
LOCATION:Gáldar, 35460 Gáldar, Las Palmas, Spain
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